Bitter choices : loyalty and betrayal in the Russian conquest of the North Caucasus / Michael Khodarkovsky.

Author/creator Khodarkovsky, Michael, 1955-
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxii, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Atarshchikov, Semën, 1807-1845.
Revolutionaries--Russia (Federation). --Caucasus, Northern. --Biography.
Cossacks--Russia (Federation). --Caucasus, Northern. --Biography.
Caucasus, Northern (Russia)--History. --Autonomy and independence movements.
Caucasus, Northern (Russia)--History. --19th century.

Contents The frontiers of the North Caucasus -- Atarshchikov's childhood -- Journey through the northeast Caucasus -- Inside Ermolov's "iron fist" -- St. Petersburg and Poland -- Return to the North Caucasus -- Interpreter and administrator -- Russian policies and alternatives -- The first desertion -- From Semën Atarshchikov to Hajret Muhammed.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [189]-196) and index.
Genre/formBiographie.
LCCN 2011020199
ISBN9780801449727 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801449723 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DK511.C2 K494 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold